2016
Factors Associated with Functional Recovery among Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors
Ferrante LE, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers LS, Gill TM. Factors Associated with Functional Recovery among Older Intensive Care Unit Survivors. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2016, 194: 299-307. PMID: 26840348, PMCID: PMC4970594, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201506-1256oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher body mass indexOlder ICU survivorsIntensive care unitBody mass indexFunctional recoveryICU survivorsICU admissionMass indexOlder Intensive Care Unit SurvivorsIntensive care unit survivorsOlder adultsPoor functional recoveryCritical illnessIndependent predictorsCare unitMultivariable analysisFunctional outcomePremorbid functionPotential predictorsVision impairmentAdmissionSurvivorsAnalytic sampleFunctional activityMonthsOutcomes of Older Adults With Sepsis at Admission to an Intensive Care Unit
Rowe T, Araujo KL, Van Ness PH, Pisani MA, Juthani-Mehta M. Outcomes of Older Adults With Sepsis at Admission to an Intensive Care Unit. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2016, 3: ofw010. PMID: 26925430, PMCID: PMC4766385, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of sepsisICU admissionOlder adultsBaseline characteristicsSystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaIntensive care unit admissionCox proportional hazards modelImpact of sepsisCare unit admissionProspective cohort studyDiagnosis of sepsisDefinition of sepsisIntensive care unitMain outcome measuresProportional hazards modelUnit admissionSyndrome criteriaCohort studyCare unitOutcome measuresSepsisHazards modelAdmissionMortalityEarly use
2015
Functional Trajectories Among Older Persons Before and After Critical Illness
Ferrante LE, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers LS, Gill TM. Functional Trajectories Among Older Persons Before and After Critical Illness. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 523-529. PMID: 25665067, PMCID: PMC4467795, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitLong-term mortalityCritical illnessICU admissionModerate disabilityOlder personsMinimal disabilitySevere disabilityFunctional trajectoriesFunctional declineEarly deathProspective cohort studyDay of admissionPersons 70 yearsGoals of careRisk of deathShort-term mortalityGreater New HavenSignificant functional declineICU lengthCohort studyHospital dischargePremorbid disabilityCare unitMechanical ventilation
2014
Functional status after critical illness: agreement between patient and proxy assessments
Ahasic AM, Van Ness PH, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Pisani MA. Functional status after critical illness: agreement between patient and proxy assessments. Age And Ageing 2014, 44: 506-510. PMID: 25324334, PMCID: PMC4411220, DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths post-ICU dischargePost-ICU dischargeFunctional statusCritical illnessInter-observer agreementICU admissionOlder patientsExact testIntensive care unit admissionProxy assessmentsPremorbid functional statusCare unit admissionBaseline functional statusCurrent functional statusMcNemar's exact testUnit admissionICU dischargeMedical ICUNeuropsychological morbidityInstrumental ADLCognitive dysfunctionDaily livingPatientsCognitive impairmentParent cohort
2013
Medical ICU Admission Diagnoses and Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected and Virus–Uninfected Veterans in the Combination Antiretroviral Era*
Akgün KM, Tate JP, Pisani M, Fried T, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Huang L, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rimland D, Justice AC, Crothers K. Medical ICU Admission Diagnoses and Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected and Virus–Uninfected Veterans in the Combination Antiretroviral Era*. Critical Care Medicine 2013, 41: 1458-1467. PMID: 23507717, PMCID: PMC4283206, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31827caa46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical ICU admissionVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexICU admissionAntiretroviral therapyRespiratory diagnosesMechanical ventilationVeterans Aging Cohort Study Index scoresUndetectable HIV-1 RNALogistic regressionStudy indicesVeterans Affairs Medical CenterCombination antiretroviral eraCritical care requirementsICU admission diagnosisMedical ICU careCombination antiretroviral therapyInfection/sepsisHIV-1 RNAHuman immunodeficiency virusMultivariable logistic regressionRoutine clinical biomarkersHigh mortality rateRevenue center codesAdmission diagnosisICU mortality
2012
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Mathews K, Jenq G, Siner J, Long E, Pisani M. 156. Critical Care Medicine 2012, 40: 1-328. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000424376.53968.a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchICU admissionIntermediate care unitEmergency departmentIll patientsCare unitYale-New Haven HospitalICU resource utilizationICU-level interventionsRegular medical wardRetrospective chart reviewICU adult patientsLife-saving interventionsICU arrivalICU censusICU workloadSCCM guidelinesHospital courseAdult patientsChart reviewLonger admissionsICU patientsMedical wardsICU providersHigh percentageDiagnostic guidelines
2011
Critical Illness in HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy
Akgün KM, Huang L, Morris A, Justice AC, Pisani M, Crothers K. Critical Illness in HIV-Infected Patients in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2011, 8: 301-307. PMID: 21653532, PMCID: PMC3132789, DOI: 10.1513/pats.201009-060wr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyICU admissionCritical illnessAdministration of ARTImpact of ARTProportion of deathsHIV eraOpportunistic infectionsHIVAIDS epidemicMore recent studiesIllnessPatientsAdmissionTherapyRecent studiesICUEtiologyInfectionMortalityIncidenceDiseaseAdministrationThe Changing Epidemiology of HIV-Infected Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Akgün KM, Pisani M, Crothers K. The Changing Epidemiology of HIV-Infected Patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2011, 26: 151-164. PMID: 21436170, DOI: 10.1177/0885066610387996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis jirovecii pneumoniaImpact of HAARTICU admissionRespiratory failureIntensive care unit admissionOutcome of HIVActive antiretroviral therapyCare unit admissionLow serum albuminPoor functional statusInflammatory response syndromeIntensive care unitHAART administrationHAART initiationHospital mortalityMedication toxicityUnit admissionAntiretroviral therapyICU mortalityICU survivalComorbid diseasesHIV diagnosisJirovecii pneumoniaCommon indicationResponse syndromeDisability in activities of daily living, depression, and quality of life among older medical ICU survivors: a prospective cohort study
Vest MT, Murphy TE, Araujo K, Pisani MA. Disability in activities of daily living, depression, and quality of life among older medical ICU survivors: a prospective cohort study. Health And Quality Of Life Outcomes 2011, 9: 9. PMID: 21294911, PMCID: PMC3041645, DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-9-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-ICU dischargeQuality of lifeYear post-ICU dischargeOlder ICU survivorsICU survivorsPhysical scoresICU dischargeADL disabilityMental scoresSF-12Daily livingMonths post-ICU admissionMonths post-ICU dischargeMean MCS scoreMedical ICU survivorsPost-ICU admissionSF12 physical scoreProspective cohort studyMean PCS scoreTreatment of depressionCross-sectional associationsMean physical scoreSF-12 dataImpaired ADLICU admission
2009
Days of Delirium Are Associated with 1-Year Mortality in an Older Intensive Care Unit Population
Pisani MA, Kong SY, Kasl SV, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Van Ness PH. Days of Delirium Are Associated with 1-Year Mortality in an Older Intensive Care Unit Population. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2009, 180: 1092-1097. PMID: 19745202, PMCID: PMC2784414, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200904-0537oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU deliriumPatient populationNumber of daysOlder intensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit populationAdverse long-term outcomesIntensive care unit patientsRelevant covariatesUrban acute care hospitalDuration of deliriumPost-ICU admissionConfusion Assessment MethodOlder patient populationProspective cohort studyCare unit patientsSeverity of illnessLong-term outcomesDays of deliriumPsychoactive medication useAcute care hospitalsChart review methodImportant health outcomesICU admissionCohort studyICU population
2007
Characteristics Associated With Delirium in Older Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit
Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Van Ness PH, Araujo KL, Inouye SK. Characteristics Associated With Delirium in Older Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit. JAMA Internal Medicine 2007, 167: 1629-1634. PMID: 17698685, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.15.1629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission risk factorsMedical record reviewIntensive care unitICU admissionRisk factorsOlder patientsRecord reviewCare unitMedical intensive care unitUrban university teaching hospitalOlder ICU patientsReceipt of benzodiazepinesConfusion Assessment MethodPatients 60 yearsProspective cohort studyLower arterial pHUniversity Teaching HospitalMain outcome measuresMultivariate logistic regressionDelirium durationICU deliriumCohort studyCreatinine levelsICU patientsArterial pH